Saudi Arabian warplanes attacked forces in southern Yemen supported by the United Arab Emirates this Friday, 2, according to a separatist leader. There were no immediate reports of casualties.
The offensive comes amid a Saudi-led operation attempting to take control of Southern Transitional Council (STC) camps in Haramout province, which borders the country.
Tensions between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates increased after the STC advanced last month into the Yemeni provinces of Haramout and Mahra and took control of an oil-rich region.
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The action expelled forces affiliated with the Saudi-backed National Shield Forces, a group aligned with the coalition fighting the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen.
Meanwhile, the Saudi ambassador to Yemen accused the head of the STC of preventing a Saudi mediation delegation from landing in the southern city of Aden. Source: Associated Press.
*Content translated with the help of Artificial Intelligence, reviewed and edited by the Broadcast editorial team, Grupo Estado’s real-time news system.
